Recent discussions have emerged regarding the funding of public media organizations like NPR, PBS, and CPB. Calls have been made to cease federal funding for these entities, with arguments against state subsidies for media outlets. New York's state budget includes $90 million for tax credits for local news outlets, sparking debates about government support for journalism and concerns about publicly traded media companies not paying reporters more.
Kyle Becker has a good post on New York's passage of 'welfare' for large corporate media outlets in effort to convert them to state-controlled media. Does America need MORE state-funded media outlets? https://t.co/MZGNubInCR
As legacy media continues to crumble, New York is offering welfare for journalists. But the politicians should be asking why these publicly traded media ownership groups aren't paying reporters more money. Once again, taxpayers are getting fleeced. https://t.co/5kg9MLtbpo
Another canary in the coal mine from the Empire State: New York's newly minted state budget allocates $90 million for tax credits for so-called local news outlets. https://t.co/ImumX7bhe7
We don't need state media -- no taxpayer funds should be going to NPR, PBS, or CPB. Some stations/programs will survive because people want them, and that's great; others that can't survive without state subsidies will fold, as it should be. https://t.co/xEQ4YfG9HY
The first step to fix NPR is for Congress to cease all federal funding for so-call public media (PBS, CPB, NPR, & local stations). h/t @MissionLoco https://t.co/0g9prMwJSh